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August 2011: I did a bit of contact 'housekeeping' a while back and will probably be looking to add a 'few' new people to follow. If you find I've added you it's because I like what you photograph and/or the style in which you do it. I'm not asking for a 'follow back' because it is almost certain my photography will not be as interesting to you as yours is to me.
As you will soon notice, my photostream is not a portfolio or gallery of only my best 'work'. No, this is where I post the better photos (or the only ones I might have) from my travels, days out, general wandering and so on.
I've also done a little re-organisation of my sets and collections, which I had got a little lazy updating. I also want to delete some older photos, partly because they are crap, but mainly because they don’t have any real associated memories with them. Most of these don’t appear in sets so you’d have to look through my stream to find them. My advice is don’t bother. You will regret it, and will never get that time back.
My oldest photos (in sets pre-2006) were taken with a Minolta Dynax 5. By and large I only ever used this camera when travelling and so I was unpractised in its use and clueless how to get to most out of an SLR or how to compose a decent photo. Still I occasionally got lucky and they do bring back wonderful memories.
Partly for convenience and because of my travel addiction I went and got myself a digital point and shoot (Pentax Option 555) which actually was a pretty good camera. It was then I started to become interested in photography as a hobby as I played around with composition. Gradually my interest has grown and I ‘upgraded’ to a DLSR in 2008, ‘upgrading’ this to a better model this year.
Oh apparently I'm supposed to write some stuff about not using my photos without my permission (especially for commercial purposes or on any commercial website), but you know all that already and would never think of doing it without asking. Right?
and the moon rose's favorite photos from other Flickr members (170)
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- Sense the City photography project 553 photos, 370 members
- Tumblr photographers 44,991 photos, 2,369 members
- London dot gov 3,799 photos, 309 members
- Guardian Green shoots 8,624 photos, 1,030 members
- Guardian Camera Club 21,434 photos, 10,806 members
- Road Tripping 42,027 photos, 3,379 members
- visit the world - the travel guide 1,479,171 photos, 33,458 members
- Ghost Towns 17,915 photos, 2,543 members
- Lonely Planet 382,801 photos, 13,147 members
- Your Best Shot 2010 20,273 photos, 24,824 members
- Hit, Miss, Maybe, WHY? "Post 1 only, comment/rate 3 before it" 111,093 photos, 12,905 members
- Pictures Of England 162,794 photos, 3,548 members
- Britain's Buildings in Pictures 65,203 photos, 3,917 members
- English Villages 15,689 photos, 1,089 members
- Countryfile 94,980 photos, 2,067 members
- The British Countryside 170,696 photos, 6,013 members
- Buckinghamshire Churches 5,568 photos, 117 members
- Flickr Ideas 0 photos, 10,393 members
- Getty Images on Flickr 0 photos, 12,728 members
- Getty Images Call for Artists 476,615 photos, 79,939 members
- BBC Autumnwatch 90,635 photos, 10,638 members
- Buckinghamshire 9,938 photos, 185 members
- This Is Buckinghamshire 2,526 photos, 81 members
- Chilterns 4,670 photos, 324 members
- FlickrCentral 4,814,304 photos, 166,297 members
- Flickr 5.25 1,135 photos, 1,420 members
- Somerset House 2,762 photos, 460 members
- BBC Springwatch (Official) 129,281 photos, 16,533 members
- Zoo 153,659 photos, 9,145 members
- Zoo UK - Zoos of the United Kingdom 32,894 photos, 1,616 members
- The Zoo! 97,100 photos, 8,308 members
- England 165,764 photos, 5,350 members
- Graveyards 44,520 photos, 2,542 members
- Cemeteries - Cementerios - Friedhoefe - Cimetières - Cimiteri 94,727 photos, 6,114 members
- Church Graveyard UK 11,497 photos, 583 members
- CEMETERIES & GRAVEYARDS & TOMBS * VOTING TIME 64,424 photos, 5,852 members
- Urban Urban Urban 79,017 photos, 2,052 members
- An Urban Picture of Britain 60,610 photos, 1,530 members
- STREET ART N°1 109,586 photos, 1,366 members
- Grafitti & Street Art 156,700 photos, 5,400 members
- Street Art! 183,321 photos, 5,476 members
- Streets In The City 96,669 photos, 5,305 members
- One World Street Art & Graffiti 108,247 photos, 1,260 members
- Londonist 152,600 photos, 4,795 members
- London Graffiti Streets 51,147 photos, 2,649 members
- Street Art London 20,982 photos, 1,140 members
- Cricket 12,413 photos, 1,450 members
- Chile 112,374 photos, 6,465 members
- Public Space and its Discontents 121,458 photos, 11,323 members
- Abandoned 521,075 photos, 35,690 members
Testimonials (4)
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cashandcarrie says:
"I have thought about just what to say here for a while now, and have just decided to tell the truth.
Here is a man with a great brain, good heart and instinctive eye. He tells the story as it is in his work and has great fun doing it. I think his shots are always worth having a look at and then having a second look at, to see what you missed.
He demands high standards in people and his own work, but it is all worth it in the end. A good friend, keep it up mate!"9th July, 2007
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cam luv says:
"Since I have started with Flickr, I have always enjoyed looking at bertie's photos.They are an inspiration !! He always has a kind word and direction when helping or commenting on others photos. A Great Photographer behind a Good Camera !!"
5th May, 2007
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fuckeyes says:
"right now write down five things you think qualifies as being a good photographer and he's got it.
he's got your list and everyone else's tucked quite neatly in the modest space between his brow and index finger."30th January, 2007
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Cherishlovespink says:
"I stumbled across Rob and his photstream when I was passing out my awards in the High Five group. I remember it was a Self Portrait and b4 I even saw the title I was interrested then I read the title "Attractive? I think not!" (made me giggle) and well that just sealed the deal..
I love his humor and I try and visit his photostream daily because I'm always guaranteed a laugh with his entertaining title's and descriptions. Oh and by the way he can take pretty good pictures too!!..
After reading your profile today I just had to write a testimonal.. I agree with sooo much of what you had to say and have found myself angered by others arrogance and sometimes even rude comments. I believe theres a way of handing out criticism without being brutal. Oh and Rob I don't own Photoshop.. hehehe
I hope to see more of what you have to offer the photographica world because theres those of us out here (yes me included) who thoroughly enjoy your work!!
Your flickr-in friend, Cherish"2nd January, 2007
- Name:
- Rob
- Joined:
- October 2006
- Hometown:
- Wooburn Green, Buckinghamshire
- Currently:
- England
- I am:
- Male
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